FCC probes dial-a-porn services for child access in California
The FCC asks Intercambio Inc of San Jose and Audio Enterprises of Mill Valley to respond to complaints from three parents who say their children could call the services. The letters mark the start of enforcement action and allege a serious violation of law. Officials did not comment.
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Duke To Contest Proposed Penalty For McGuire Plant
Duke Power will contest a 100000 penalty proposed by the federal government for safety violations at its McGuire nuclear plant near Charlotte. The NRC doubled the usual fine citing a history of poor operator training and cited three similar errors since 1985. The latest occurred in July when power to an emergency generator was left off for four days.
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Protestors Sentenced For Disruption Of North Testimony
Two Baltimore men, Michael Bardoff and Michael Kreis, were ordered to pay a 200 fine or serve 10 days in jail for disrupting Lt. Col. Oliver North's Iran-Contra hearing. They unfurled a banner reading Ask about the cocaine during the July 9 incident.
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Judge fined himself for tardiness in Union County
Circuit Judge Hubert E. Long arrived late to a 9 a.m. session after traffic blocked by school buses. He sentenced himself to 10 days in jail or a fine, choosing a $1 payment because of his duties. The judge noted he had never been late in his long career.
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Mother Sentenced In Newborn's Death
Georgia woman Tona Annette Fenters pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and received a sentence under the Youthful Offender Act. She faces up to three years in prison with actual time determined by state officials after an initial term. The infant was found in a plastic bag outside a Surfside Beach apartment after she had recently given birth.
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Haiti Strikes Shut Down Capital as Elections Crumble
Port au Prince saw a general strike by unions demanding civilian supervision of elections. turnout collapsed nationwide amid violence and a canceled vote. Four presidential candidates backed the strike while Namphy dissolved the electoral council and new delegates were named.
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Six Die In Night Assault In South Africa Township
In Pietermaritzburg area a busborne group attacked Taylor's Hall leaving six black men dead aged 40 to 67 with one stabbed 129 times. Police say 33 arrests were made as factional clashes threaten peace talks between the United Democratic Front and Inkatha.
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Explosion at Manila Airport Injures Several
A car bomb exploded at Manila international airport wounding at least four people. About thirty minutes later a second bomb hit Makati’s financial district causing broken mall windows but no injuries. Investigators link the airport blast to intimidating attendees of an ASEAN summit in Manila.
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U S Citizen Reported Captured In Nicaragua
A US citizen, identified as James Jordan Dennys of Illinois, was captured after his small plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire and he made an emergency landing near the Costa Rican border. The Defense Ministry said documents found tied him to the US government and U S backed Contra rebels. He was captured Sunday.
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Iranian Mujahedeen Members Expelled from France to Gabon
Fourteen Iranians and three Turkish nationals opposed to Ayatollah Khomeini were expelled to Gabon for national security reasons. Nine others are under house arrest as police clamp down on Mujahedeen members in Auvers Sur Oise and homes around Paris. Prominent exiles’ leader Massoud Rajavi criticized the arrests as part of an Iran-France deal over hostages in Lebanon.
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